66走遍美国_职业选择 Career Choices ACT III

Hi, big guy.  嗨，好小子。
That must be Rita Mae.  一定是Rita Mae。
She sure got here quickly.  她来得真快。
That's a good sign. 这是好兆头。
She must like you and your work, Marilyn. 
她一定是认同你的打算，Marilyn。
I think she's just anxious to see Max. 
我觉得她只是急着想看Max。
She loves children.她喜欢孩子。
Hi, Marilyn.  嗨，Marilyn。
Welcome. 欢迎你。
It's so nice of you to come.  你能来真好。
Oh, I just wanted to see your baby, Max.  
噢，我只是想看看你的宝贝，Max。
Hello, Rita Mae. 哈罗，Rita Mae。
I haven't seen you since the hospital. 
自从医院相遇之后，再也没有见到你。
I'm Ellen Stewart, Marilyn's mother-in-law. 
我叫Ellen Stewart，Marilyn的婆婆。
We met at the hospital.Hello.How are you?  
我们在医院里见过。 哈罗。你好吗？
I remember. How are you? 我记起来啦。你好吗？
Oh, and there is Max!  噢，那就是Max吧！
Oh! My, how he's grown! 噢！天啊，他长这么大了！
A little present for Max.  给Max的小礼物。
Oh, it's beautiful, Rita Mae!  噢，太漂亮了，Rita Mae！
You shouldn't have.  你不该这样破费的。
It's nothing.It's just a little present for Max.   
没什么。仅仅是给Max的一件小礼物。
Can I get you some coffee or tea or a cold drink, Rita Mae? 
你要咖啡、茶或者冷饮吗，Rita Mae？
Oh, nothing, thank you.   噢，什么也不要，谢谢你。
Well, I will leave you two to talk.   
嗯，我回避下，你们谈吧。
Come on, you big guy. 过来，你这个好小子。
Yes, come on. 是的，过来。
That's it.  就这样。
It's nice seeing you. 非常高兴见到你。
Let me know if you need anything.  
假如你需要什么就通知我。
Thanks, Ellen.   谢谢，Ellen。
Thanks, Ellen.   谢谢，Ellen。
OK, Marilyn.  好了，Marilyn，
You sounded like you've made a decision 
你好像已经有了决断，
when you called me. I'm all ears.  
当你打电话来,我就听出来了。
I have made a decision, Rita Mae. 
我已经做了决定，Rita Mae。
I've decided to stay at home and be a full-time mother.  
我决定留在家里做一个全职母亲。
I'm disappointed, but I respect your decision.  
我很失望，但我尊重你的决定。
If I had a child as cute as Max,  
假如我有个像Max这样可爱的孩子，
I might do the same thing.  
我也可能会做同样的决定。
But I haven't finished telling you  但我还没有对你说完
the other half of my decision. 这决定的另一半。
The other half?  另一半？
Yes. 是的。
I think I can stay at home  我觉得可以待在家里，
and take care of Max and continue my career. 
照顾孩子的同时，继续我的职业。
Sounds interesting. 听起来很有趣。
Let me hear it. 说给我听听。
Do you remember 你记得
our talks about custom-designed dresses for the boutique? 
我们曾经谈过为时装店设计订制服装的事吗？
I sure do.   我当然记得。
Why can't I design dresses for you here at home? 
为什么我不能在家为你设计服装呢？
And make them here. 并在这儿缝制。
Have the fittings here, too. 也在这里试穿。
And I could do the selling and the pricing at the boutique. 
而我在时装店里负责销售和定价。
Exactly. 就是这样。
Oh!  噢！
What kind of dresses would you design? 
你打算设计哪种服装？
I've thought about that for some time. 
我已经想过一阵子了。
Yes?  真的？
Wedding dresses. 结婚礼服。
Wedding dresses? 结婚礼服？
Brilliant idea!  这个主意真棒！
There's a big market today in wedding dresses. 
结婚礼服目前大有市场。
That's what I thought. 我也是这样想的。
I like the idea very much. 我很喜欢这个主意。
And if it's successful, 假如成功的话，
we can expand to all kinds of dresses. 
我们可以拓展到所有种类的服装。
That's what I thought.  我也正这样想。
As a matter of fact,  事实上，
I have a customer for your first wedding dress. 
我已经为你找了首套结婚礼服的顾客。
My niece is getting married, 我侄女即将结婚，
and I've been trying to find just the right thing for her.  
而我一直在为她寻找合适的裁缝。
Marilyn, you're going to design my niece's dress.   
Marilyn，你现在就开始设计我侄女的结婚礼服。
That'll be our first one, 这将成为我们的第一件，
and then we'll use it to sell others. 
然后我们再用它来销售其他的。
Do you really mean it? 你说的可是当真？
I really mean it.  当然是真的。
It's a simple idea, and it will work. 这主意很简单，而且一定可行。
You can certainly design dresses.你确实很能设计服装，
I know that. 我知道的。
And there's no reason why you can't do it from your home. 
而且也没啥理由，不让你在家里做。
I'm so excited!  我好兴奋！
I can't wait to tell Richard! 我简直等不及要告诉Richard！
If I had a baby like Max,  假如我有一个像Max这样的宝贝，
I'd want to stay home and be near him all the time, too.
我也要整天呆在他身边。
You're making the right decision 你做了一个正确的决定，
for Max and for yourself too, Marilyn. 
既为Max，也为你自己，Marilyn。
It all sounds so easy.一切听起来竟是如此简单。
Now the hard work begins. 艰苦的工作现在就开始了。
Would you like  你想不想
to see some of my designs that I've been working on? 
看我正在设计的一些服装呢？
I'd love to.   我想看。
Ooh! Oh, that's wonderful! 噢！噢，太好了！
Ooh ... 噢……